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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1917
Page
15
A reflective piece contrasts good taste with expensive tastes through vivid anecdotes. A husband obsesses over costly stockings while his wife showcases restrained, elegant living on limited means. The author notes pride in expensive taste harms those beyond their means and celebrates practical, well chosen simplicity.
A colonial era guidance piece extols Lent as moral discipline and physical tonic. It offers meatless menus for a day including breakfast rice pancakes and tea, luncheon spinach on toast and banana salad, dinner macaroni au gratin and baked squash, plus recipes for rice pancakes and macaroni au gratin. It also lists meatless protein options and a one day Lenten menu with breakfast orange bran mush and dinner baker bean soup.
The sketch shows a navy taffeta coat for a child age four to six, lined in cherry red satin and trimmed with red braid. Features include an odd snap yoke, paneled sides forming cornucopia pockets with three buttons each, and red-faced pockets. Back yoke detail, high waist illusion, and varied collar ideas noted.
Local churches report St Patrick social plans at Central Baptist Jersey Street building and multiple church group activities. Branches of the Vine at Vermont Street Methodist held a Friday picnic. Faithful Worker’s class met at Miss Glee Osterpuhl’s home with candy pull reports. Martha Guild at Gaud Shepherd raised ten dollars at Grand Union Tea Store sale for rectory debt. Congregational church guild hosted a successful home cooking sale at Miller and Arthur, and United Brethren Aid meets with Mrs. J Wagg. Rev W C A Martens preaches Lent series second word from the cross. Luther Memorial dedicates a new Sunday school room with I W Bingaman in charge. Clarence Lineberger to sing. Glee club to perform. Missionary Union of Quincy plans senual meetings after postponement due to evangelistic meetings.
A report of the gathering attended by over 200 delegates will be delivered in the lecture room of Gem City Business College Thursday evening. The Luther Memorial Sunday school held a roller skating party for its younger members and friends.
A party was held Saturday afternoon in the basement of the school hosted by the Daisy class taught by Miss Henrietta Bergstrasser.
A condensed YWCA calendar lists daily events from Sunday vesper service to Saturday Irish frolic. Key activities include noon programs at various sponsors, gymnasium classes, clubs, stenography, first aid, dancing, Bible classes, and leadership meetings with multiple organizers and venues.
Neighborhood Bible Classes are listed with sessions on six Thursdays at 9:45 led by Mrs. Eugene T. Seger at 1334 Broadway and one Tuesday at 2:00 with Mrs. David Shantz at 1612 1-2 Broadway. Additional sessions on Monday at 9:30 led by Mrs. W. Powell at 2185 Hampshire Street and Thursday at 9:30 with Mrs. Geo. A. are noted, though some details are incomplete.
A list of dates times and names with addresses across Southwick on various Mondays Thursdays and Wednesdays. Entries include Mrs E J Taylor Mrs Minnie Shumate Mrs E L Kobel Mrs Dun ham Mrs Ed Orr and others with street addresses in the 1000 to 2100 blocks and several church or chapel references.
An aged advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild yet effective household laxative. It touts safety no opiate or narcotic, suitable for children, and priced at fifty cents a bottle. A free trial sample offer is posted with a request to write to Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
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